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In the new Scribd podcast ScribdChat, entrepreneur Tim Ferriss reveals how smart networking led to his first of many best-selling books.<p>The media platform Scribd's new podcast, ScribdChat launches today with the big guns: An interview with Tim Ferriss. The author gets into his new book <i>Tribe of</i> …

Motivation can be hard to come by, especially in the face of challenges or difficult work. When you’re thinking about implementing that new idea, or starting that new company or beginning that new regimen -- this is the new year, after all -- it’s easy to talk yourself into procrastinating. Or …

Learn from the best to become your best.<p>A good book is like food for the soul. When you want to curl up by the fire with a truly great one, look no further than this list furnished by members of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.<p>If you've got an entrepreneur or two in your life, these might …

Asking "why" five times can help ensure that your entrepreneurial idea is legitimate.<p>It's human nature to be inquisitive. It's natural to want some justification on things. It actually helps us to learn and be analytical to question why. I would like to share with you my spin on why I think the …

Start something -- anything -- where you can learn about entrepreneurship.<p>Some people are entrepreneurs because they always have been. They started out running tiny businesses when they were very young and just learned to do it. Other people started businesses because they didn’t have a choice. …

• <b>Reid Hoffman is the billionaire cofounder of LinkedIn and served as its CEO for four years.</b>• <b><br>He's also an investing partner at Greylock Partners.</b>• <b><br>Hoffman was on the early executive team at PayPal and created web-based social networks in the 1990s.</b><p>People talk about Reid Hoffman as a philosopher of …

These four reasons detail why that's not just good, but great.<p>Thanks to the internet and social media, anyone can now access knowledge on just about anything in just a few clicks. And since a blog can literally be started in 20 minutes or less, a lot more people are finding it easy to <i>share</i> …

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has stuck to this simple yet powerful approach, and it's one all of us can take.<p>Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994. Twenty-three years later, he's one of the richest people in the world. But while Amazon is undeniably a tech company, the business was built on this …

Three prominent tech thinkers recently declared the end of the startup era, questioned the future of tech innovation generally and heralded the rise of the “Frightful Five” — Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft — who will dominate the future of tech. All of the posts make credible …

Entrepreneur<p>Entrepreneurship is about taking the right risks. In the following slides, we spotlight 50 entrepreneurs who took a leap in the past year--and who can inspire us all.<p>West Elm<p>"When you enter a furniture store, the company hopes you sit and stay a while. Now West Elm is betting on it. The …

There's a reason why many small businesses fail in their first year, and there are a lot of things that can contribute to a business's downfall.<p><i>By Abhi Golhar, host of Real Estate Deal Talk and managing partner of Summit & Crowne.</i><p>Coming up with a small business idea can be as simple as identifying …

• <b>Mr. 1500 Days retired a millionaire at 43.</b>• <b><br>After a few months, he identified the pros and cons to early retirement and financial independence.</b>• <b><br>While he gets to spend more time with his kids and has a better social life, he isn't "happier" — he feels exactly the same.</b>• <b><br>Even though he isn't happier, his</b> …

• <b>Grant Sabatier became financially independent at age 30, after saving $1.25 million in five years.</b>• <b><br>The time it takes to build up $1 million depends on how much money you are making, how much you are saving, and how much your investment grows.</b>• <b><br>The key is to always keep track of your spending and net</b> …

Check out these books, podcasts and video series if you want to turn your side hustle into a major business.<p>It's not easy to build a business on the side, and you don't have a lot of time to for trial and error or taking care of mistakes. That's why the best thing you can do is to learn from the …

You can have the most impressive title in the world and still not be a leader.<p>According to the late Bill Campbell, who established a reputation as the "coach" of Silicon Valley, only one thing determines whether or not you're a leader: the opinions of those you're supposed to be leading.<p>A former …

Walter Isaacson's new book about da Vinci shows readers how to unlock their inner genius.<p>Apple co-founder Steve Jobs makes several appearances in Walter Isaacson's new biography of Leonardo da Vinci. The two creative geniuses have a lot in common, chief among them is their ability to marry art and …

Meet second generation inventor, Forbes Riley. She can kick your ass + mind + business into shape.<p>For me, when it comes to product design, there is so much confusion around the right path. Even though I work to clarify this through this column, through my podcasts, and through the work I do, I …

Imagine the possibilities of businesses and leaders practicing this on a daily basis.<p>World-renowned neurosurgeon James Doty, author of the <i>New York Times</i> best seller <i>Into the Magic Shop,</i> has a compelling story that credits mindfulness and visualization as important first steps that turned a life of …

We talk a lot about how innovations happened, but rarely discuss how you actually produce one.<p>Entrepreneurship has come to be largely about taking small ideas, often of little consequence, and making them look big -- even if it turns out their failure was predictable -- so you can get funded. At …

Never underestimate the power of someone who isn't afraid to face their fears<p>Most people only dream of escaping the trappings of a traditional 9 to 5 workweek. The idea of having more time to spend on personal pursuits and enjoyment is attractive, for obvious reasons, but feels unattainable by the …

In 2005, <i>Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant</i>, a book by Professors W. Chan Kim and Rénee Mauborgne, launched a revolution in business strategy. After all, which firm would <i>not</i> to be operating in “uncontested market space,” …

Innovation isn't like operations<p>In 1892, George Eastman formed the Eastman Kodak Company to "make the camera as convenient as a pencil." It was an idea whose time had come and by the early 20th century, Kodak emerged as one of America's largest companies and Eastman one of its most successful …

It's a strange, unusual shot of the greatest home run hitter ever - one that transmits a powerful reminder of what will make you successful.<p>It's a photo of the one of the greatest baseball players of all time, the man who made the term "Home Run" a part of the American lexicon, doing something …

There's a reason networking events don't work.<p>How many times have you found yourself at a networking event, only to feel like you're at a networking event?<p>I'll let you in on a little secret: These aren't the events where real networking is taking place.<p>I don't go to networking events. I don't …

There is a lot of fascination about being an entrepreneur these days, but many entrepreneurial ventures fail quickly, and it might be because of two key things to consider that often don't make their way into the limelight.<p>Today, being an entrepreneur is a pretty hip thing to be. We hear stories …

In just a few short sentences, Uber's new leader demonstrates the power of seeing the big picture.<p>Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has only been on the job a matter of weeks, but a recent email to employees is proof positive that he's the right man for the job.<p>Yesterday, government officials in …